Labor Day (All Levels)
Monday, September 2
All day
Location not specified

Offices are closed and classes are in session unless otherwise specified by your program or instructor.

     Haonan Wang, Computer Science - Oral Exam
    Tuesday, September 3
    10am - 12pm
    McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 002

     Haonan Wang, Computer Science - Oral Exam
    Title: Design and Analysis of Memory Management Techniques for Next-generation GPUs
    Advisor: Dr. Adwait Jog



      Film Screening "Exporting Raymond" (2010).
      Tuesday, September 3
      5pm
      Washington Hall, Room 301

      A documentary on Phil Rosenthal's experiences during the making of "Voroniny," the Russian-language version of "Everybody Loves Raymond".

        Economics Club Welcome Meeting
        Tuesday, September 3
        5pm - 6:30pm
        Chancellors Hall (formerly Tyler Hall), Room 123

        Welcome back to campus and welcome to the Economics Club!

        Law School Application Workshop
        Tuesday, September 3
        6pm - 7:30pm
        Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 20
          Chris Thomas King  - Ewell Concert Series
          Tuesday, September 3
          7:30pm - 10pm
          Ewell Hall, Recital Hall
          Department of Geology Seminar: Why Doesn't Continental Crust Evolve to its Fullest Potential?
          Wednesday, September 4
          4pm - 5pm
          McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 219

          Dr. Laura Waters, a Mineralogical Society of America Distinguished Lecturer from Sonoma State University, will be presenting a seminar on "Why Doesn't Continental Crust Evolve to its Fullest Potential?"

          Deadline: A&S Graduate Student Research Grant Application
          Friday, September 6
          All day
          Stetson House

          Deadline for A&S graduate students to apply for research grants (maximum of $350) from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research (OGSR) for research conducted between September 1 through December 31, 2019.

          More information and application form.

            Deadline: OGSR/GSA Supplemental Conference Travel Funding Application
            Friday, September 6
            All day
            Stetson House
            This is the deadline to apply for one of a limited number of Conference Travel Grants available to assist Arts & Sciences graduate students who are presenting at or attending a research conference between September 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019.
              RESEARCH FUNDING A&S GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS
              Friday, September 6
              All day
              Stetson House

              A&S Graduate students are encouraged to apply for support [maximum of $350] from the Office of Graduate Studies and Research (OGSR) that will allow them to collect data at museums or archives, conduct research, and travel to field work sites.

              Application

                Jason Andrew Creeden, Physics - Oral Exam for the Ph.D. (postponed due to inclement weather)
                Friday, September 6
                11am - 2pm
                Small Hall, Room 122

                Jason Andrew Creeden, Physics - Final Oral Exam for the Ph.D.,  Title: Growth Engineering and Characterization of Vanadium Dioxide Thin Films for Ultraviolet Detection 



                THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE: Gallery Talk
                Friday, September 6
                12pm - 1pm
                Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan & Spigel Galleries
                Department of Geology Brown Bag: Investigating Unusually Explosive Volcanism
                Friday, September 6
                12:05pm - 12:50pm
                McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 230

                Aaron Marshall (W&M 2014), a Ph.D student at Boise State University, will be presenting a seminar titled "Investigating Unusually Explosive Volcanism-- The Case of Llaima Volcano, Southern Chile."

                Biology Fall Seminar: Mark Martindale: University of Florida
                Friday, September 6
                4pm - 5pm
                1221

                Talk title: "The evolution of development and its role in radical body plan evolution"

                  ART FILM FRIDAY: Anne Truitt & Museum Hours
                  Friday, September 6
                  5:30pm - 7:30pm
                  Tucker Hall, Tucker Theater
                  Withdrawal period begins
                  Saturday, September 7
                  All day
                  Location not specified

                  Withdrawal period begins

                    Make a FREE appointment at the Writing Resources Center!
                    Monday, September 9 - Friday, December 6
                    Swem Library, Writing Resources Center

                    The WRC is here to support you! 

                    In free, one-on-one sessions, our trained peer consultants help you learn how to construct an argument, deliver a presentation, or use and cite sources. 

                      Pulitzer Center Journalist Sasha Ingber Campus Lecture
                      Monday, September 9
                      5pm - 6:30pm
                      Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room

                      In collaboration with The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, The Charles Center presents the first lecture of its speaker series, 'Monuments, Memory, and Migration'. 


                      Oxford Study Abroad Information Session
                      Tuesday, September 10
                      6pm - 7pm
                      Reves Center for International Studies, Reves Room

                      Learn how you can study at Oxford!

                        Kashmir: History and Politics, presented by Dr. Chitralekha Zutshi
                        Wednesday, September 11
                        5pm - 7pm
                        The Empire Ballroom at The Jefferson Hotel / Richmond, VA

                        This lecture will address the complex history and recent developments of the Kashmir dispute in the midst of tense India and Pakistan relations as well as a very diverse Kashmiri people.

                        DC Center: W&M Study in DC Day
                        Thursday, September 12
                        All day
                        All Over Campus

                        The W&M Washington Center is hosting our Fall Study in DC Day on campus! Look out for faculty, staff, and former students as we promote all the ways to Study in DC! The day will be filled with activities and of course free food!



                        Film Screening "Extraordinary Adventures of Italians in Russia"
                        Thursday, September 12
                        5pm
                        Washington Hall, Room 305

                        The story begins in a hospital in Rome, Italy, where an elderly lady, originally an immigrant from Russia, is on her deathbed. 

                          Rethinking Constitutions when Democracy Is under Siege: A Global Perspective
                          Friday, September 13
                          9am - 4:30pm
                          Law School, Room 124

                          The Center for Comparative Legal Studies and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and the Reves Center for International Studies will host a symposium titled "Rethinking Constitutions when Democracy Is under Siege: A Global Perspective" on Friday, September 13.


                          THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE: Gallery Talk
                          Friday, September 13
                          12pm - 1pm
                          Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan & Spigel Galleries
                          Department of Geology Brown Bag: Planetary Geology of Ganymede
                          Friday, September 13
                          12:05pm - 12:50pm
                          McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 230

                          Dr. Jonathan Kay, a Visiting Assistant Professor in Geology and the Center for Geospatial Analysis, will be presenting a seminar titled "The 3 Km High Subjovian Megadome on Ganymede: Simulation of Stability via Pratt Isostasy."

                          A Progressive Reading of the Constitution with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky
                          Friday, September 13
                          12:50pm - 1:50pm
                          Law School, Room 127

                          Join the American Constitution Society for a discussion of progressive constitutional interpretation with renowned constitutional law scholar and Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky.

                          Mathematics Colloquium: Chi-Kwong Li (William & Mary)
                          Friday, September 13
                          2pm - 3pm
                          Jones Hall, Room 301

                          Mathematics Colloquium: Chi-Kwong Li (William & Mary, and Institute for Quantum Computing of Waterloo):

                          Title: Error correlation schemes for fully correlated quantum channels protecting both quantum and classical information

                          Physics Colloquium - Schwiete, Georg
                          Friday, September 13
                          4pm - 5pm
                          Small Hall, Room 111

                          Georg Schwiete, University of Alabama, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Materials for Information Technology (MINT), Title of Talk: Transport phenomena in two-dimensional electron systems

                          2019 Supreme Court Preview
                          Friday, September 13 - Saturday, September 14
                          5pm - 5pm
                          Law School, Room 119

                          The 2019 Supreme Court Preview will feature judges and  Supreme Court advocates who have collectively argued more than 300 cases before the Supreme Court, and leading Supreme Court reporters and columnists.

                          Constitution Day Lecture: Chief Justice Roberts and the Future of the Supreme Court - Joan Biskupic
                          Monday, September 16
                          12:45pm - 2pm
                          Law School, Room 124

                          Joan Biskupic will present the university's Constitution Day lecture on September 16. The nation's annual Constitution Day and Citizenship Day observance commemorates  the signing of the Constitution on September 17, 1787.

                          Nadia Abu El-Haj: “Listening to War (Stories): Therapeutic Citizenship and the Violence of Empire” 
                          Tuesday, September 17
                          5pm - 7pm
                          Blow Memorial Hall, Room 332

                          Prof. Nadia Abu El-Haj (Anthropology,  Barnard College and Columbia University,  Co-Director of the Center for Palestine Studies)  talks explores the field of military psychiatry and public understandings of the trauma of American soldiers.


                            COLL 100/150 Proposal Workshop
                            Wednesday, September 18
                            12pm - 2pm
                            Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 303
                            Emerging Scholars Series: Kevin Moran, “Software in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
                            Wednesday, September 18
                            2pm - 3pm
                            Stryker Center, Boundary Street

                            Dr. Kevin Moran, a postdoctoral fellow in Computer Science, will present an Emerging Scholars Series talk for the public. Presented through partnership between the A&S Graduate Center and the Williamsburg Regional Library.

                            WMSURE: Faculty and Student Research Panel
                            Wednesday, September 18
                            4:30pm - 6pm
                            Swem Library, Ford Classroom
                              COLL 300 - Muhammad Baqir
                              Wednesday, September 18
                              5pm - 6:30pm
                              Sadler Center, Commonwealth Auditorium
                              Google Information Session
                              Wednesday, September 18
                              6:30pm - 7:30pm
                              Cohen Career Center
                                Tepper Lecture Series: Stalin's Master Narrative
                                Thursday, September 19
                                5pm
                                Tucker Hall, 127A

                                David Brandenberger (Professor of History, University of Richmond) reveals for the first time the enormous role that Stalin played in the "Master Narrative" of the USSR between 1938 and 1956.

                                Walk In to Write On!
                                Thursday, September 19
                                5pm - 7pm
                                Swem Library, Writing Resources Center
                                Bring in any writing or presentation assignment to our weekly Write-Ins, Thursdays from 5-7pm. 
                                  Google Tech Challenge
                                  Thursday, September 19
                                  5:30pm - 7:30pm
                                  Blow Memorial Hall
                                    Advanced Level Spanish Conversation
                                    Thursday, September 19
                                    6pm - 7pm
                                    Giles Hall (Randolph Complex), 2nd floor

                                    Come get practice in Spanish conversation at the advanced level!

                                      Ethics Week Featured Speaker, Dr. Chris Nowinski, brain trauma & CTE expert 
                                      Thursday, September 19
                                      7pm - 8:30pm
                                      Tucker Hall, 127A

                                      Please join the Honor and Conduct Councils and the Dean of Students Office for Ethics Week Featured Speaker, Dr. Chris Nowinski. Dr. Nowinski is credited with bringing the concussion and CTE crisis to the forefront of global consciousness. 

                                      The Future of American Foreign Policy: Primacy vs. Restraint
                                      Thursday, September 19
                                      7:30pm - 9pm
                                      Sadler Center, Tidewater A

                                      The Alexander Hamilton Society, John Quincy Adams Society, and Global Research Institute present the first annual AHS/JQAS debate. Guest speakers will debate the following: should America seek primacy or restraint? See description for speaker bios. 

                                       


                                      The Fail-Forward Logic of Settler Colonialism: Statehood and Hawai’i
                                      Friday, September 20
                                      12pm - 1pm
                                      Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 321

                                       Dean Itsuji Saranillio , Associate Professor of Social & Cultural Analysis at New York University will give a talk titled: "The Fail-Forward Logic of Settler Colonialism: Statehood and Hawai’i"

                                        Introduction to COLL
                                        Friday, September 20
                                        12pm - 2pm
                                        Swem Library, Kyle Classroom


                                        Fall Career and Internship Fair
                                        Friday, September 20
                                        12pm - 4pm
                                        Sadler Center, Chesapeake and Tidewater Rooms
                                        Hongyang Zhao, Computer Science - Ph.D. Final Defense
                                        Friday, September 20
                                        1pm - 3pm
                                        McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 002

                                        Hongyang Zhao , Computer Science - Ph.D. Final Defense
                                        Title: Motion Sensors-based Human Behavior Recognition and Analysis
                                        Advisor: Gang Zhou


                                          Colloquium: Deep Appearance Modeling
                                          Friday, September 20
                                          3pm - 4pm
                                          McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 020

                                          Colloquium Speaker: Pieter Peers from Computer Science at William & Mary

                                          Biology Fall Seminar: John Couture: Purdue University
                                          Friday, September 20
                                          4pm - 5pm
                                          1221

                                          Talk Title: "Integrating vegetation spectroscopy into plant ecology"

                                            Physics Colloquium - Amlan Biswas
                                            Friday, September 20
                                            4pm - 5pm
                                            Small Hall, Room 111

                                            Amlan Biswas, University of Florida, Title of Talk: Magnetoelectrism” in crystals: Controlling magnetic anisotropy with strain and electric fields

                                            THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE: Susan York
                                            Friday, September 20
                                            4pm - 5:30pm
                                            Andrews Hall, Room 101
                                            AIA Lecture: Dr. Laurie Rush, "Saving Archaeology in Crisis Areas"
                                            Friday, September 20
                                            5pm - 6pm
                                            Small Hall, Room 110

                                            The Williamsburg AIA presents Dr. Laurie Rush, Cultural Resources Manager at Fort Drum, for a lecture on "Saving Archaeology in Crisis Areas."  


                                            Marine Life Day at VIMS' Eastern Shore Laboratory
                                            Saturday, September 21
                                            12pm - 4pm
                                            VIMS - Seaside Hall (Eastern Shore Laboratory)
                                            International Archaeology Day
                                            Saturday, September 21
                                            1pm - 5pm
                                            Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 340

                                            Interested in archaeology? Join us for a poster session, information on career and fieldwork opportunities, and a screening of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

                                            A Tribute to Toni Morrison
                                            Monday, September 23
                                            12pm - 2pm
                                            Blow Memorial Hall, Room 201

                                            Join us in honoring the legacy of Toni Morrison by bringing your favorite passage to read from any of her works.  If you plan on reading a passage from one of her works, please register. Thank you.

                                            The State Role in Checking Presidential Excess - Toby Heytens
                                            Monday, September 23
                                            12:45pm - 2pm
                                            Law School, Room 124

                                            Toby Heytens will discuss the way that states, mainly state attorney general's offices, have played a role in curbing the expanding executive power during the Obama and Trump administration. 

                                            Smoke and Mirrors: The Politics of Racecraft
                                            Monday, September 23
                                            7pm
                                            Alan B. Miller Hall (Business School), Brinkley Commons

                                             Dr. Karen Fields and Dr. Barbara Fields, authors of Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life, to hold an insightful presentation and conversation on moving forward together. This program is apart of the 400th Anniversary Commemoration.

                                            Cancelled-COLL 300 Course Proposal Workshop
                                            Tuesday, September 24
                                            12:30pm - 2:30pm
                                            Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 303
                                            MicroStrategy
                                            Tuesday, September 24
                                            7:30pm - 9pm
                                            Cohen Career Center, Presentation Room A&B

                                            Information Session with MicroStrategy. Come learn about the opportunities available to you at Microstrategy!

                                            Workshop: Bibliographies and Citations Made Easy
                                            Wednesday, September 25
                                            4pm - 5pm
                                            Swem Library, Cox Classroom

                                            Come learn about a variety of citation management software available to help you automatically cite as you write, organize, easily collaborate with classmates, and create bibliographies.

                                            WMSURE: Being a Healthy, Happy Student
                                            Wednesday, September 25
                                            4:30pm - 6pm
                                            Swem Library, Ford Classroom
                                              Meeting with Natalie Blazer, Director of JD Admissions, Georgetown University Law Center
                                              Wednesday, September 25
                                              6:30pm - 7:30pm
                                              Chancellors Hall (formerly Tyler Hall), Room 131

                                              Interested in applying to law school? Natalie R. Blazer, Director of J.D. Admissions at Georgetown University Law Center, is hosting an information session for W&M Students!

                                                Author of "In the Distance" Hernan Diaz will be visiting W&M
                                                Wednesday, September 25
                                                7pm - 8pm
                                                Tucker Hall, 127A

                                                Patrick Hayes Series Presents: HERNAN DIAZ is the author of Borges, between History and Eternity

                                                Meeting with Chelsea Hess, Assistant Director of Admissions, Columbia Law School
                                                Thursday, September 26
                                                5pm - 6pm
                                                Chancellors Hall (formerly Tyler Hall), Room 134

                                                Applying to law school? Assistant Dean of Admissions at Columbia Law School, Chelsea Hess, will meet with interested W&M students on Thursday, September 26 at 5pm in Tyler Hall Room 146.

                                                  MUSIC IN THE GALLERIES: Christopher DeLaurenti
                                                  Thursday, September 26
                                                  6pm - 8pm
                                                  Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan & Spigel Galleries
                                                  THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE: Gallery Talk
                                                  Friday, September 27
                                                  12pm - 1pm
                                                  Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan & Spigel Galleries
                                                  COLL 300 Course Proposal Workshop
                                                  Friday, September 27
                                                  12pm - 2pm
                                                  Boswell Hall (formerly Morton Hall), Room 303
                                                  Graduate & Professional School Fair
                                                  Friday, September 27
                                                  12pm - 3:30pm
                                                  Sadler Center, Chesapeake Room

                                                  This fair  showcases graduate school programs to and allows prospective students to gain more information about their schools/programs. This fair is open to students of all majors and class years as well as alumni.

                                                    Department of Geology Seminar: Aftermath of the Permo-Triassic mass extinction
                                                    Friday, September 27
                                                    12:05pm - 12:55pm
                                                    McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 219

                                                    Dr. Michelle Stocker, an assistant professor of Geosciences at Virginia Tech, will be presenting a seminar on "Life after Death-- Evolutionary experimentation in the aftermath of the Permo-Triassic mass extinction."

                                                    Mathematics Colloquium: Saeed Nasseh (Georgia Southern University)
                                                    Friday, September 27
                                                    2pm - 3pm
                                                    Jones Hall, Room 301

                                                    Modules over finite dimensional algebras: Application to a conjecture in commutative algebra.


                                                    Colloquium: Analysis of Access Control Enforcement in Android
                                                    Friday, September 27
                                                    3pm - 4pm
                                                    McGlothlin-Street Hall, Room 020

                                                    Colloquium: Analysis of Access Control Enforcement in Android

                                                    Chemistry Fall Seminar
                                                    Friday, September 27
                                                    3pm - 4:20pm
                                                    1127

                                                    Dr. Carol Parish of the University of Richmond presents "Detecting Explosives and Killing Cancer Cells - What Computational Chemistry can tell us about Molecular Design."

                                                      Torneo di bocce - Bocce Tournament
                                                      Friday, September 27
                                                      4pm
                                                      Sunken Garden

                                                      The Italian House and the Italian Program are organizing our very first bocce ball tournament next week on Friday, Sept 27 at 4pm. 

                                                      We will have refreshments and a prize for the winning team!
                                                      Everyone is invited!! Vi aspettiamo!

                                                        Biology Fall Seminar: Justine Whitaker: Nicholls State University
                                                        Friday, September 27
                                                        4pm - 5pm
                                                        1221

                                                        Talk Title: "Molecular Monitoring of Sturgeon in the Age of Genomics"

                                                          Chinese Flute Solo Concert
                                                          Friday, September 27
                                                          7:30pm - 8:30pm
                                                          Ewell Hall, Recital Hall

                                                          Experience the captivating sound of the Chinese Flute as performed by Jie Hou in Ewell Hall on September 27th, 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm!

                                                          Oktober(Grill)Fest
                                                          Saturday, September 28
                                                          4pm - 6pm
                                                          Pleasants Hall (Randolph Complex)

                                                          Please join the German House and the German Studies program for our yearly celebration of Oktoberfest here on campus.

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                                                          THE ADJACENT POSSIBLE
                                                          Tuesday, August 27 - Friday, September 27
                                                          10am - 5pm
                                                          Muscarelle Museum of Art, Sheridan & Spigel Galleries
                                                          Scholarship on Display: Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
                                                          Friday, April 19 - Tuesday, December 31
                                                          Swem Library, Entrance Gallery

                                                          In 1991, the Women's Studies program emerged, and in 2013, the program was renamed Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, a change that reflects the program’s aspirations for the growth of feminist research and activism at William & Mary.